an analogy might be between ronald reagan airport and dulles international. when dulles was first constructed way in the suburbs of reston, virginia, people thought, "that's crazy, who's going to go there?" i think it's really just a matter of time. narrator: as shanghai expands and attracts international visitors, it retraces its past, again becoming the gateway between east and west. it's from here that foreign business will access the great chinese market, clustered around their main artery. ( man speaking mandarin ) translator: i believe the chang jiang's waterways can be opened up to even more shipping in the future. shanghai is the "head of the dragon." it will serve to promote reform in the inland parts of china and those areas along the chang jiang river valley, opening them up to the outside world. shanghai's growth and expansion is a srce of great pride and excitement for china. it sort of says "we can do it." okay, we havchinese that are smart enough, that are clever enough, that are competitive enough that we can become the dragon's head that lead